Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot in Montérégie, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Round Stone Windmill and House
Le Moulin à Vent en Pierre et la Maison
Photographed by Douglas Chan, April 16, 2022
1. Round Stone Windmill and House Marker
Le moulin est la maison sont des exemples bien conservés de bâtiments que l'on retrouvait sur une seigneurie. Construit en 1707-1708, ce bâtiment circulaire représente le type de moulin le plus courant en Nouvelle-France. Les censitaires y faisaient moudre leur grain et, en retour, payaient une redevance au seigneur. La modeste habitation fut bâtie à partir de 1786 pour loger le meunier. Ses dimensions, son petit nombre d'ouvertures et son toit aigu à deux versants rappellent l'architecture de la Nouvelle-France. Ces bâtiments, qui forment un ensemble d'une grande rareté, sont des témoins du régime seigneurial en vigueur jusqu'en 1854.
This stone windmill and house are well preserved examples of buildings that were typically found on a seigneury. Built in 1707-1708, this circular structure is representative of the type of mill most commonly erected in New France. Tenants milled their grain here and, in return, paid a fee to the seigneur. Construction of a modest dwelling to house the miller began in 1786. Its dimensions, small number of windows, and steeply gabled roof evoke the architecture of New
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Erected 2020 by Historical Sites And Monuments Board of Canada and Parks Canada.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board, and the Windmills series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1707.
Location. 45° 21.967′ N, 73° 51.178′ W. Marker is in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Québec, in Montérégie. It can be reached from Boulevard Don-Quichotte. The marker is within a small park, Parc Historique de la Pointe-du-Moulin (which has an entrance fee). 100 metres east of the interpretive centre are the house then the windmill. The marker is on a pedestal between the house and windmill, just outside a split-rail fence near the windmill. (The windmill photo was taken from near the marker.). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2500 Bd Don-Quichotte, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot QC J7W 1G5, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Montréal. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 75e anniversaire / 75th Anniversary (approx. 12.4 kilometers away); Place Dumont, mon histoire... / Dumont Plaza, my history...
Photographed by Douglas Chan, April 16, 2022
2. Round Stone Windmill
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2022, by Douglas Chan of Toronto, Ontario. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on July 8, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2022, by Douglas Chan of Toronto, Canada. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
